Toy locomotive.



No. 729,765. PATEBHIED JUNE g, '1903. H. c. NBS. f

TOY LoooMoTIvE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 1902.

.NO MODEL.

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UNITED STATES satented J; une 19055.

PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY C. IvEs, OF RRIDCEPORT, CONNECTICUT, AssIeNoR To TIIE IvEs MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, OF BRIDCEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A

CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

TOY LOCOMOTIVE.

SPECIFICATION forming ,part of netta-Sramana 729,765, dated .inn 2, 1903.

` lamination 'inea July 23,1902. serai No.11a12. (Nemesi.)

To all whom it may concern: in the preceding view. Fig. 3 is a sectional Beit known that I, HARRY C: IVES, a citiview of the movement shown in Fig. l, the zen of the United States, anda resident of speed-regulating device,hower'er, being out Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and of engagement. y 5 State of Connecticut, have invented certain r Referring in detail to the characters of ref- 55 new and useful Improvements in Toy Locomoerence marked upon the drawings, A indicates tives, of wliich the following is a specification. the locomotive proper, which Inay be formed My invention relatesto new and usefulimof cast-iron in Vthe usual or any preferred provenients in speed-'regulating mechanism` manner, and B the movement, which is fitted Io for spring-actuated Inovements such as are and secured therein. ,The several parts of 6o used in mechanical devices, andis designed the movement proper are mounted ina frame more particularly ,for toy locomotives such consisting of vertical sheetmetal side pieces as are employed to run either upon a track or C C, secu red together by means of transverse upon a level and designed to draw one' or more -posts D. 1'5 cars at will. Heretofore in devices of this E represents the usual form of movement 65 class the strength of the spring employed has spring, the outer end of which is fastened to been selected according to the size of the toy a pin F, the inner end being secured to a roand the number of cars to be drawn. Theretable shaft G, which is j ournaled in the frame fore in practice the movement when wound C C and carries a gear H. This gear in turn zo and started would carry the desired number meshes with and drives a pinion I on the sec- 7o of cars at a proper rate of speed without lia* 0nd shaft, likewise journaled in the frame l 'bility of accident from excessive momentum. and carrying a larger gear J, which latter If, however, several or all of the cars were left again Ineshes with a small pinion "K on the oit and the locomotive operated with a correthird shaft and carries a gear L. From this 2 5 sponding decrease of resistance,it would fregear L the power is transmitted to a pinion 75 quently jump the track, thuscausing annoy- M on the driving-shaft, which is also jourance and destruction. i naled in the parts CC of `the frame and has lt is therefore the object of my invention secured to its outer ends 4driving-wheels N. to provide an attachment for the movement O indicates the rearfwheels of the locomo- 30 which can vbe thrown in or out at will, so as tive, which are suitably secured to an axle 8o to give a more uniform travel to the train, journaled in the sides C C of the frame, and whether it consists of a locomotive and one P represents the forward truck, which is pivl car or a locomotive and sixcars, at the same oted at Q to a bracket secured to the Inove- I time reserving the full energy of the spring' mentframe. A l 3 5 and giving a corresponding amount of travel. A pivotal pin R is secured in the upper part 8 5 l lVith the above objects in view my inven- C C of the frame, and upon this pin is hinged tion resides and consists in the novel cona swinging bracket S, which comprisesapair l struction and arrangement of parts shown of bell-crank arms secured together by an iul upon the accompanying sheet of drawings, tervening cross-piece T. This cross-piece is 4o forming a part of this specification, upon provided with two flat surfaces,which are en 9o which similar characters of reference denote gaged by a suitable spring U to retain the I like or corresponding parts throughout the bracketin either of the positions4 shown in several figures, and of which- Figs. 1 and 3. I, l Figure 1 shows a central vertical longitudi- V indicates a longitudinally-disposed oper- 45 nal section through a toy track-locomotive ating-rod which is connected to the swinging 95 provided with a spring-actuated movement bracket in question in a manner to move the fitted with my speed-regulating device, the same in or out to either of the positions indisame being shown in operative engagement cated for a purpose which will next be dewith the movement. Fig. 2 is a front end elescribed. 5o vationof the movement and its drivers shown WV represents a pinion which is engaged roo and driven by the gear L. This pinion is mounted upon a shaft journaled in the sides ofthe frame and carries a larger gear X to engage and drive the pinion Y upon the shaft Z, journaled in the depending arms of the swinging bracket. A split flexible disk Z' is also secured upon this shaft and constitutes the speed-governing device proper, which disk by reason of its flexible nature and the serrations therein expands and spreads according to the rapidity of its rotation and in this way retards the speed of the movement.

By reason of the construction shown and described it will be seen that the bracket of the regulating device is pivoted upon the pin R in such a manner that the pinion Y can be engaged and disengaged from the gear X, moving it from the position shown in Fig. l to that shown in Fig. 3, or vice versa. In either of these positions it is held bythe spring U until operated by the handle V. Therefore in practice if the complete train is put in operation the regulating mechanism is thrown out of engagement, as shown in Fig. 3,whereas if a shorter train is employed it is thrown in, thus retarding the speed and insuring the safe travel of the train.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination in a spring-actuated movement, of a speed-regulating device comprising a hinged bracket, a pinion mounted in the bracket, and a flexible' disk connected with the pinion adapted to be thrown into and 3 5 out of engagement with the movement, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination With a spring-actuated movement, of a hinged frame, a gear and disk carried thereby and a spring to retain the 4or gear in and out of engagement with the movement, as desired.

3. The combination with a spring-actuated movement, of a speed-governing device comprisinga pinion, ashaft and a laterally-slotted 45 iiexible disk operatively connected, a swinging frame in whichvthe shaft is mounted, a handle for operating the swinging frame to throw the pinion into or out of engagement with themovement, whereby .the speed of the 5o latter may be governed as desired.

4. A speed-governing device comprising a swinging frame, a gear and disk mounted therein, a handle for moving the gear into or out of engagement with the mechanism to be 55 controlled, a spring for retaining the governing device in either of said adjusted positions.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of FairA field and State of Connecticut, this 3d day of May, A. D. 1902.

Vitnesses C. M. NEWMAN, M. S. PLATT.

HARRY o. Ivns. 

